Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=58148LinkedIn Corporation, which describes itself as “the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 90 million members in over 200 countries and territories,” has filed a registration statement. [graphic] Company website:linkedin.com  SEC filings:sec.gov  From the Company’s...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5814838013210ChinuSFOTHE ANALYSIS: Arvind Bhatia of Sterne, Agee & Leach said in a client note that disappointing guidance was likely not the only thing rattling investors. While LinkedIn's first-quarter revenue topped Wall Street's estimates, Bhatia said it was the smallest beat since the company went public in 2011. Bhatia maintained a...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288822815/8/2013 12:06:21 PMGlenn PetersenLNKD getting hammered on guidance. The press release: finance.yahoo.com  LinkedIn falls as outlooks disappoint investors LinkedIn shares drop after weak 2Q, full-year forecasts; analysts not impressed Associated Press May 3, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) -- LinkedIn shares fell Friday after the online professional networki...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288733605/3/2013 1:35:56 PMGlenn PetersenLNKD crossed $190 today. They report on Thursday. The consensus estimates are $317.08 million for revenue and $.31 for the EPS. Zacks thinks that they will beat those estimates. LinkedIn Likely to Surprise Positively By Zacks Equity Research April 30, 2013 We expect professional networking solution provider Lin...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288667784/30/2013 1:54:54 PMSr K Just reporting what briefing.com shows - 4:21PM LinkedIn acquires Pulse in deal valued at ~$90 mln ( LNKD) 180.18 +2.87 : Co announced it agreed to acquire Pulse (owned by Alphonso Labs, Inc.), a news reader and mobile content distribution platform. Pulse currently has more than 30 million users who have activated i...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288298284/11/2013 7:07:03 PMGlenn PetersenThe Pulse deal has been confirmed. LinkedIn is paying $50 to $100 million. Who’s About to Acquire News Reading App Pulse? Try an Unlikely New Content Powerhouse: LinkedIn. Kara Swisher All Things D March 11, 2013 at 10:43 am PT According to several sources close to the situation, the nifty news reading app Puls...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287731593/11/2013 7:42:27 PMGlenn PetersenNot specific to LNKD, but instructive: Rigging the I.P.O. Game By JOE NOCERA New York Times March 9, 2013 ONCE upon a time, in a very different age, an Internet start-up called eToys went public. The date was May 20, 1999. The offering price had been set at $20, but investors in that frenzied era were so eager f...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287717963/11/2013 9:00:00 AMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287564813/2/2013 7:11:26 PMGlenn PetersenLinkedIn: The Ugly Duckling of Social Media By EVELYN M. RUSLI Wall Street Journal February 27, 2013, 7:58 p.m. ET Shares of Facebook Inc., Zynga Inc. and Groupon Inc. tanked after their rocky stock-market debuts. But LinkedIn Corp.'s stock is still soaring, closing at an all-time high of $168.55 on Wednesday....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287514362/28/2013 9:08:50 AMGlenn PetersenThe story is a knee-jerk followup to the Facebook story. Nothing new here. It does highlight the fact that there are disparities between the tax and book accounting for certain transactions, although the analysts have already factored them into their estimates. It also provides an opportunity for those who don't have t...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287473242/26/2013 11:07:38 AMKirk ©Isn't this a bunch of nonsense? The taxes still get paid but they are paid by the individuals who exercise the stock options. If I am not mistaken, with the new Obama taxes that add the medicare tax, they could end up paying more taxes. I believe Warren Buffet was behind this "tax loophole" because the EXCESSIVE opt...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287436142/24/2013 12:17:53 PMGlenn PetersenLinkedIn paid no federal income tax over past three years: watchdog By GARETT SLOANE New York Post Last Updated: 9:26 PM, February 21, 2013 Posted: 11:46 PM, February 20, 2013 When it comes to tech and taxes, Facebook isn’t the only one catching big breaks. LinkedIn also got relief from the IRS, paying no feder...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287424962/23/2013 11:53:03 AMGlenn PetersenI have not done much with my LinkedIn profile since I set it up. It needs a major overhaul (which is on my To Do list). I use the site quite a bit as a research tool and suspect that an account upgrade wold significantly enhance its value. I have no real interest in Facebook. I am not a big sharer of personal informa...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287144032/8/2013 2:34:13 PMTheSlowLaneI find myself using LinkedIn more frequently and getting more value of it. Pretty much avoid the Facebook... edit - I finally succumbed and bought a Premium account last week, too...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287125612/7/2013 4:53:34 PMGlenn PetersenThe press release: finance.yahoo.com  LinkedIn Blows Past Expectations; Revenue Soars To $304M Rip Empson TechCrunch February 7, 2013 The business-focused networking site of record, LinkedIn, rode a wave of growth through 2012, turning itself into a Wall Street darling in the process. The race to win the profe...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287124932/7/2013 4:29:35 PMGlenn PetersenA preview of LNKD's fourth quarter results: Ahead of the Bell: Bar set high for LinkedIn's 4Q Ahead of the Bell: Can LinkedIn extend uninterrupted streak of pleasant earnings surprises? Associated Press February 7, 2013 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- LinkedIn 's knack of surprising Wall Street, an unbroken strea...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287123242/7/2013 3:26:57 PMSr K 9:03AM LinkedIn reaches 200 mln members worldwide ( LNKD) 111.17 : Co announced that it has reached 200 million members. New members continue to join LinkedIn at a rate of two per second. The company has added more than 13 million members since its last announcement on November 1, 2012.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286527141/9/2013 10:48:09 AMGlenn PetersenLNKD beats expectations. The press release: finance.yahoo.com  LinkedIn beats expectations, raises full-year revenue view By Alexei Oreskovic November 1, 2012 (Reuters) - Professional social network LinkedIn Corp topped Wall Street's third-quarter profit and revenue targets, as advertising rates increased and ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851623211/2/2012 7:02:57 AMGlenn PetersenVertical players: With 25% Of U.S. Doctors On Board, QuantiaMD Lands $12M To Become The LinkedIn For MDs Rip Empson TechCrunch October 30, 2012 QuantiaMD, one of a growing number of companies attempting to build the LinkedIn for the medical community, today announced that it has raised $12 million in venture fina...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850894210/30/2012 8:51:28 AMGlenn PetersenThe rise of LinkedIn’s news feed (And how Twitter made a big dumb mistake) Cameron Yuill TechCrunch September 15, 2012 7:00 AM Last week I was reading one of my industry news sources and an article caught my attention. I wanted to let my friends know about the piece so, as usual, I went to tweet about it. And that...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=284118999/16/2012 6:09:00 AMGlenn PetersenReid Hoffman: Losing Twitter Made LinkedIn Better Mike Isaac All Things D September 10, 2012 at 1:58 pm PT When LinkedIn’s tweet-sharing partnership with Twitter dissolved months ago, it looked like a major problem for LinkedIn. But Reid Hoffman, co-founder and now executive chairman of the company, ain’t tripp...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283981029/10/2012 5:42:15 PMPala23I am putting a short on linkedin its far to overvalued and assumes a 50% year on year increase for three years in revenue to meet valuations. If it misses one quarter of estimates the market will make it pay at current valuations . http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283368078/15/2012 2:57:18 AMLahcim LeinadAwesome!!! Linkedin is the model to follow, clearly. Love it. It's the only social media playground I have not left, cause it actually makes me money: I got gigs because of Linkedin. A number of them. Could not say that about the other sorry places I left, cause they were a total waste of my time and life. That...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283110248/2/2012 7:19:58 PMGlenn PetersenLNKD is up in after hours trading. The second quarter press release: finance.yahoo.com  LinkedIn Beats! By Matt Lynley Business Insider August 2, 2012 LinkedIn's second-quarter earnings are out! It looks like a beat on revenue! LinkedIn reported revenue of $228.2 million, compared to Wall Street analyst es...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283107248/2/2012 4:33:01 PMGlenn PetersenA potential threat from Facebook: FINS: Facebook to Launch Job Postings Board--Sources By Joseph Walker Wall Street Journal July 6, 2012, 5:08 p.m. ET Facebook Inc. (FB) is planning to launch its own job board later this summer, said people familiar with the matter. The board will aggregate the job postings of ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282510817/6/2012 9:06:59 PMGlenn PetersenLinkedIn Breach Exposes Light Security Even at Data Companies By NICOLE PERLROTH New York Times June 10, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO — LinkedIn is a data company that did not protect its data. Last week, hackers breached the site and stole more than six million of its customers’ passwords, which had been only lightly en...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281989486/10/2012 8:26:39 PMMark30006/8/2012 Options Action trade did you catch options action on friday with the bearish put spread trade by Enis? here is the video, chart and some comments by me: [graphic]http://cnbcoptionsactionstrades.blogspot.com/2012/06/lnkd-options-action-trade-enis.htmlhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281975626/9/2012 4:40:57 PMGlenn PetersenI changed my password earlier this morning, even though I don't really use the account. I have been systematically upgrading all of my passwords lately.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281911626/6/2012 1:41:24 PMFUBHO Millions of LinkedIn passwords reportedly leaked onlineJune 6, 2012 [+][graphic](Credit: Johan Larsson/Flickr) A user in a Russian forum says that he has hacked and uploaded almost 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords, according to The Verge. Though his claim has yet to be confirmed, Twitter users are already reporting...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281910856/6/2012 1:15:41 PMGlenn PetersenSo Why Is LinkedIn An IPO Standout? Alexia Tsotsis TechCrunch May 30, 2012 [graphic] Earlier this morning at D10 KPCB analyst Mary Meeker showed a pretty definitive slide about the current state of the public markets with regards to tech companies. “The private market is in a bubble,” Meeker said, “We have a $1 b...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281772935/30/2012 5:31:37 PMGlenn PetersenLinkedIn, others weigh Monster deal: sources By Nadia Damouni and Soyoung Kim NEW YORK | Fri May 11, 2012 1:52pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp ( LNKD.N) and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners are among a number of parties that have expressed interest in a potential deal for Monster Worldwide Inc ( ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281393155/11/2012 2:07:48 PMGlenn PetersenLNKD in is up sharply in AH trading: UPDATE 1-LinkedIn revises upward outlook, beats on profit Thu May 3, 2012 4:46pm EDT * Q1 adj EPS 15 cents vs Street view 9 cents * Total revenue jumps 101 pct, beats expectations * Revises 2012 revenue outlook upward * Shares rise 9 pct in after-hours trading May 3 (Reut...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281234265/3/2012 5:19:31 PMGlenn PetersenLinkedIn to Acquire SlideShare Press Release: LinkedIn MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LinkedIn ( LNKD - News), the world's largest professional network on the Internet with 161 million members worldwide, today announced it agreed to acquire SlideShare, a leading professional content sharing ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281232845/3/2012 4:21:36 PMGlenn PetersenA preview: Update: LinkedIn: Q1 Profit Seen Up 50%, Revenue 90% By BRIAN DEAGON INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 12:10 PM ET LinkedIn ( LNKD) should report strong first-quarter profit and sales growth late Thursday, flexing social networking strength as Facebook's ( FB) IPO looms later this month. The largest ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281199835/2/2012 12:27:27 PMLahcim Leinadhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281182295/1/2012 4:05:49 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281137364/29/2012 1:32:15 PMGlenn PetersenLinkedIn challenger Viadeo raises $32M to take over China Jennifer Van Grove VentureBeat April 11, 2012 10:00 PM Proving that second place doesn’t always equate to being the first loser, the world’s number two social network for professionals, Viadeo, (LinkedIn is number one), is getting $32 million in fresh fina...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280769234/12/2012 8:50:42 AMGlenn PetersenReid Hoffman, Mr LinkedIn By Richard Waters Financial Times Magazine March 17, 2012 1:42 am Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, on why the future belongs to the networkers Reid Hoffman hates cocktail parties. Coming from the man whom The New York Times recently dubbed Silicon Valley’s King of Connections, t...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280191173/17/2012 5:54:23 PMGlenn PetersenMonster puts itself on the block: Monster soars as CEO mulls "strategic alternatives" By Scott Malone Thu Mar 1, 2012 3:33pm EST (Reuters) - Monster Worldwide Inc Chief Executive Sal Iannuzzi told investors on Thursday that the operator of the job-search website was considering all "strategic alternatives," sendin...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=279915503/5/2012 5:24:19 PMGlenn PetersenGood numbers for LNKD. The press release: finance.yahoo.com  LinkedIn Beats The Street, Q4 Revenue Up 105 Percent To $167.7M Leena Rao TechCrunch February 9, 2012 Professional social network LinkedIn just reported stronger than expected fourth quarter 2011 earnings today. Earnings came in at $0.12 per share....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=279391692/9/2012 4:17:53 PMGlenn PetersenLNKD reports after the close on Thursday. A preview: LinkedIn's 4Q to provide more networking insights Investors look to LinkedIn's 4Q results to keep good vibes flowing for online networking Associated Press February 8, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- LinkedIn Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings should provide some insig...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=279351522/8/2012 8:32:19 AMGlenn PetersenSocial Network Ads: LinkedIn Falls Behind Twitter; Facebook Biggest Of All By Ingrid Lunden @ingridlunden paidContent Jan 31, 2012 12:33 PM ET It remains to be seen whether all social networks can be profitable on advertising alone—and crucially what formats will work best alongside people’s communications with ea...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=279185681/31/2012 4:25:28 PMGlenn PetersenThe shares of LNKD have performed rather well, particularly when compared to those of GRPN and ZNGA. Not only is the company profitable (if marginally), it inhabits a market niche that is relatively free from competition. That could change: <snip> COMPETING WITH LINKEDIN When it comes to social networks with gravita...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=279136151/29/2012 1:56:10 PMGlenn PetersenSifting the Professional From the Personal By RANDALL STROSS New Yotk Times January 7, 2012 AMONG online networking sites, LinkedIn stands out as the specialized one — it’s for professional connections only. That distinction has given it staying power as Facebook’s predecessors have dropped away and as Faceboo...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=278675371/7/2012 10:23:51 PMGlenn PetersenSome of the larger funds have built positions in LNKD: Prudential acquires a 15.9% position: bizjournals.com  T. Rowe Price acquires a 13.2% position: blogs.wsj.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2782143812/13/2011 10:48:26 AMBrasco Onehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2779109211/28/2011 3:38:35 PMGlenn PetersenThe LNKD follow-on offering has been priced at $71 per share: LinkedIn Announces Pricing of Its Follow-On Offering Press Release Nove. 16, 2011, 6:49 p.m. EDT MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov 16, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- LinkedIn Corporation /quotes/zigman/5131883/quotes/nls/lnkd LNKD +0.69% today announced th...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2777147011/16/2011 7:56:21 PMGlenn PetersenI have made money trading both sides. I like the company and think that they perform a useful function. I also think that they will be sucessful in the long term. I just feel that the current valuation is too high. I am short now, but with tight stops. I respect the low float. LinkedIn Seeks To Bolster Shares By SH...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2776968011/16/2011 2:41:55 AMstockman_scottBain Capital Ventures is planning to sell all of the 3.71 million shares it holds in professional networking company LinkedIn Corp., according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. In total, the company’s early backers and its employees plan to sell a combined 6.7 million shares. LinkedIn aims to rais...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2776877011/15/2011 3:49:59 PMBrasco Onenice job on giving people heads up on the lockup expiry. hope you are making money on the short side.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2776801111/15/2011 11:24:07 AMGlenn PetersenLKND is registering 8 million shares, of which 1,271,255 will be sold by the company and 6,728,745 by some of the shareholders. The registration statement: sec.gov  LinkedIn CEO, other insiders prepare to sell stock Monday, November 14, 2011 (11-14) 17:02 PST SAN FRANCISCO, (AP) -- LinkedIn's employees and e...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2776703011/14/2011 8:54:05 PM